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FontThousands of people participated in and attended Darien's Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 28, at 10 a.m. The Darien Police Department Color Guard led the parade down Post Road from Goodwives Shopping Center to the Veterans Memorial Cemetery. People gathered at the cemetery for a ceremony after the parade. More photos to come at dariennewsonline.com.
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Flags red, white and blue waved in Darien's Memorial Day parade
Updated 4:21 pm, Wednesday, May 30, 2012
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Darien Boy Scouts honor fallen heroes with a large American flag as they march down Post Road in the Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn.
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The Memorial Day Parade kicks off with Darien Police Department's Color Guard leading the way down Post Road on Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael -
Grand Marshal John Geoghegan waves his American flag as he rides down Post Road in Darien's Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael -
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard wave their flags in honor of fallen heroes in Darien's Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael -
The sound of bagpipes echo down Post Road in Darien's Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael -
A mother buys her daughter balloons from a souvenir vendor in celebration of Memorial Day at Darien's Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael -
Post Road is lined with people who watch Darien's Memorial Day Parade go by on Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael -
People find shade underneath the trees along Post Road as Darien's Memorial Day Parade marches by on Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael -
Families decorate the sidewalks along Post Road to watch Darien's Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael -
Phil Kraft introduces the speakers at Darien's Memorial Day Ceremony in Veterans' Cemetery on Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael -
First Selectman Jayme Stevenson and Grand Marshal John Geoghegan stand in honor of war veterans and fallen heroes at Darien's Memorial Day Ceremony in Veterans' Cemetery on Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael -
First Selectman Jayme Stevenson reads the names of Darien men killed in wars at the Memorial Day Ceremony in Veterans' Cemetery on Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael -
Life Scout Andrew Fletcher, Troop 53, reads General Logan's Order No. 11, Grand Army of the Republic at Darien's Memorial Day Ceremony in Veterans' Cemetery on Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael -
The Darien High School Tudor Singers sing the National Anthem at the Memorial Day Ceremony in Veterans' Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael -
United States Navy Commander Sueann Schorr speaks to audience members about service at the Memorial Day Ceremony in Veterans' Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael -
United States Navy Commander Craig Schorr speaks to audience members about service and honors veterans at Darien's Memorial Day Ceremony in Veterans' Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael -
Grand Marshal John Geoghegan, First Selectman Jayme Stevenson, and speakers Craig and Sueann Schorr present the memorial wreaths at Darien's Memorial Day Ceremony in Veterans' Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael -
Darien's Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard fires a military salute at the Memorial Day Ceremony in Veterans' Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012. Darien, Conn. Photo: Thomas Michael
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